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The whole Bible is not parables. Most of it is literal, such as the historical books, genealogies, epistles of the NT, and prophecies. Many of these use figures of speech at appropriate times, but they aren't parables. You might call Gen. 1 a parable because it's written for a certain culture...

I think of Gen. 1 as NOT saying HOW God Created everything, but THAT HE was the one who did it. I was also in the YEC camp once, but changed with education. I get the idea that the apostle Paul was open to science and observation, since he wrote that the invisible qualities of God could be...

No one threw any stones, so your statement is exaggerative. But Jesus said to judge with a righteous judgment, and that's what we're doing. We are merely observing what's in front of us as others have done, and acknowledging the truth about the matter. How else can one avoid getting deceived? If...

I watched those 2 videos, it only goes to show it's business as usual. Has Benny really repented? Then why didn't he rebuke those guys asking for 500-1000 dollars like he said he was going to do? Promise not kept. Here's what someone else said about Benny's repentance: What hits home is the...

Can you explain how you think one born again is spiritually dead when Eph. 2:5 clearly says He made us alive? Are you saying that a person born again is still spiritually dead? How exactly are you coming to that conclusion?

I again ask: When the apostle James wrote "if someone says he has faith, but has no works, can that faith save him?" Do you believe James is making faith the saving action or saving source? Your silence on this question leads me to believe you do think James is saying that, because you use...

No, I disagree with your last statement. James ch. 2 is clearly talking about what kind of faith that is the justification kind. The kind of faith that produces the fruit of the Spirit is the kind that brings God's justification, this is clear from the texts of Paul and James. James says that a...

Then I'd say your faith is not complete. Rom. 5:1 says, "Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." To show that it is OUR faith he is talking about, in the previous chapter he argues for faith in Christ by quoting Old Testament scripture in Genesis...

I'd say it's pretty close, because you're nit-picking at words without considering the context in which those words are written.

You are reading into what I wrote some straw man, just I see you doing the scripture. Nowhere did I imply that faith MAKES a person just. God makes a person just. Yet, faith is the requirement by which He does so: "Without faith it is impossible to please God, for anyone coming to God must...

So, what I see you saying is that when Paul wrote that we are justified by faith in Rom. 5, that he is talking about faith that Jesus exercises, and not us, correct?

Nonsense

Your argument is a straw man, since I have given the credit for our salvation to God on numerous occasions. God grants us the faith to believe, and He is the one who saves us. But the scripture is clear in Eph. 2:8: by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift...

No, it doesn't mean what you're saying. You're taking the word out of its context and making it mean something the author didn't mean. We know the author meant faith IN Jesus, because he said it in the very next phrase in Gal. 2:16. Here is the quote in the KJV: "Knowing that a man is not...

This is a strawman argument, because nowhere did I even imply that faith was a savior. Faith is trust in God, and it is God who saves. Let me quote for you the apostle James: "What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?" According to...

This KJV rendering is confusing, because the context shows that Paul is talking about faith in Christ, which he actually states it in the very next phrase of Gal. 2:16. Therefore, the modern versions which render it "faith in Christ" is correct according to the context. Both Gal. 2:16 and Phil...

This KJV rendering is confusing, because the context shows that Paul is talking about faith in Christ, which he actually states it in the very next phrase of Gal. 2:16. Therefore, the modern versions which render it "faith in Christ" is correct according to the context. Both Gal. 2:16 and Phil...

"but"?? The grace of God (Eph. 2:8) causes us to believe. I'd put that as an AND. Well, the context of that verse is regarding denial, is it not? So then, "if we believe not" has a nuance to that context. I don't think it means lacking any faith in Christ, because that would contradict Peter's...

We are kept by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time - 1 Pet. 1:5. Notice it says "through faith." So your "faithless" idea falls short. Since faith is a trust in God (Heb. 11), even when we don't feel like we have any, we still continue to trust...

Firstly, I'm not WOF, so don't accuse me of having faith in my faith. Secondly, nowhere does the Bible even imply that Jesus exercised faith, since faith is something that we exercise in someone much greater than ourselves, namely God. It's the basis of our relationship. And since Jesus was...